Chapter Twelve: Opening Up and Chapter Thriteen: The Clasping Hand Summary and Analysis

Don has difficulty discussing his trip to heaven with anyone for several years after the accident. Don told Eva only a tiny portion of what had happened, and she never pesters him with questions, sensing he is not ready to talk. One day, David Gentiles visits Don at home and asks Don how he is feeling. As the conversation progresses, Don begins to share the entire story of his ninety minutes in heaven with David. Don has been reluctant to voice his story for fear that people would consider him crazy, but as Don talks, David listens intently showing no sign of skepticism. David asks Don why he thinks he was allowed to experience heaven if he was not meant to share the...